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The Utter Crushing Phoniness of Joe Biden’s
Costly Infrastructure Plan

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Posted By: SurferLad, 4/4/2021 2:39:42 PM

One of the most striking – and depressing – realities of our nation’s capital these days is the importance of image and the irrelevance of substance and truth. [Snip] Only about 10 percent of that “Covid relief” was actual Covid relief. The rest was financial takeout for more Democratic constituencies. Now, comes Joe Biden’s so-called “infrastructure bill.” Ask someone in your family right now what infrastructure means to them. I’ll wait. Chances are

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Reply 1 - Posted by: sanspeur 4/4/2021 2:44:36 PM (No. 744655)
Think it’s only5% .. what’s a few more gazillions anyhow ??
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Reply 2 - Posted by: VAPMAN 4/4/2021 4:06:16 PM (No. 744696)
“If we suppose them sincere, we must often pity their ignorance; if insincere, we must abhor the spirit of deception which it. Betrays..”. Alexander Hamilton, 1794.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: wilarrbie 4/4/2021 4:17:48 PM (No. 744701)
Those who work to pay taxes to fund this have much less say about it than those who directly benefit. The first group of beneficiaries are the crafters themselves. Who weave in payments and payoffs to those who pull the strings, and finally to the 'chosen ones' whose contributions are minimal, but their useful idiocy is invaluable. They are easily bought off with trinkets, in the manner of Manhattan.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: bighambone 4/4/2021 5:45:04 PM (No. 744742)
Joe Biden himself has been about 99.9% phony from the get-go. That’s is sure to turn out sad for America.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: SkeezerMcGee 4/4/2021 6:28:01 PM (No. 744776)
Our country is in a deadly serious downward spiral. Out of controlled federal spending. open borders, and increasing drug addictions are a few prime examples. We are closer than we know to disaster.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: stablemoney 4/4/2021 9:18:10 PM (No. 744883)
The plan will pass. The Democrats are for it, and they have all the votes.
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